DisplayLink Ubuntu 25.04

bwieckow · 11-20-2025, 09:29 AM

I've just upgraded my Ubuntu to 25.04 and my DisplayLink completely stopped working. No longer extending my screens. It doesn't recognize any additional displays.

Here is my display link driver version

Code:

sudo apt install displaylink-driver
displaylink-driver is already the newest version (6.1.1-17).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libabsl20220623t64  libdbus-glib-1-2  libiw30t64  libopenfec  libroc  libwebrtc-audio-processing1  postgresql-client-16
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0

Please let me know if you need any additional data

StewPid11 · 12-17-2025, 11:30 AM

I had the same issue right after I took the update to mutter. I've tried reinstalling displaylink to see if it would redetect but so far to no avail.

StewPid11 · 12-22-2025, 03:15 AM

ok...went off the deep end today trying to get this resolved...so annoying. Anywho...I did purge the install of displaylink...rebooted...then I autoremoved dkms and evdi...rebooted...and reinstalled...and all of a sudden my unsupported driver was working again and my displays came back on. Good luck bwieckow

bwieckow · 01-16-2026, 12:22 PM

StewPid11, coudl you please share step by step solution so I would be able to reproduce it properly on my end and give it a try?

bwieckow · 01-19-2026, 09:34 AM

Ok I took a chance and I made it work as well. Thanks StewPid11.

Here I am going to present detailed step by step operations to achieve the ultimate goal.

1. Remove driver

Code:

sudo apt remove displaylink-driver

2. Run autoremove (it should show at least two packages to be removed: dkms and evdi)

Code:

sudo apt autoremove

3. Reboot
4. Set Prompt=normal in /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades.
5. Run

Code:

sudo do-release-upgrade

6. Go to https://www.synaptics.com/products/d...wnloads/ubuntu and download Latest Official Driver. DO NOT try to install it with APT Repository.
7. Unzip it
8. Give executable perms to the unzipped script

Code:

chmod +x displaylink-driver-6.2.0-30.run

9. Run script and accept (Y) all questions/prompts

Code:

sudo ./displaylink-driver-6.2.0-30.run

Done

11-20-2025, 09:29 AM	#1
bwieckow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2025 Posts: 3	DisplayLink Ubuntu 25.04 I've just upgraded my Ubuntu to 25.04 and my DisplayLink completely stopped working. No longer extending my screens. It doesn't recognize any additional displays. Here is my display link driver version Code: sudo apt install displaylink-driver displaylink-driver is already the newest version (6.1.1-17). The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libabsl20220623t64 libdbus-glib-1-2 libiw30t64 libopenfec libroc libwebrtc-audio-processing1 postgresql-client-16 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. Summary: Upgrading: 0, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0 Please let me know if you need any additional data Last edited by bwieckow; 11-20-2025 at 09:41 AM.

01-19-2026, 09:34 AM	#5
bwieckow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2025 Posts: 3	Ok I took a chance and I made it work as well. Thanks StewPid11. Here I am going to present detailed step by step operations to achieve the ultimate goal. 1. Remove driver Code: sudo apt remove displaylink-driver 2. Run autoremove (it should show at least two packages to be removed: dkms and evdi) Code: sudo apt autoremove 3. Reboot 4. Set Prompt=normal in /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades. 5. Run Code: sudo do-release-upgrade 6. Go to https://www.synaptics.com/products/d...wnloads/ubuntu and download Latest Official Driver. DO NOT try to install it with APT Repository. 7. Unzip it 8. Give executable perms to the unzipped script Code: chmod +x displaylink-driver-6.2.0-30.run 9. Run script and accept (Y) all questions/prompts Code: sudo ./displaylink-driver-6.2.0-30.run Done

12-17-2025, 11:30 AM	#2
StewPid11 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2025 Posts: 2	I had the same issue right after I took the update to mutter. I've tried reinstalling displaylink to see if it would redetect but so far to no avail.

12-22-2025, 03:15 AM	#3
StewPid11 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2025 Posts: 2	ok...went off the deep end today trying to get this resolved...so annoying. Anywho...I did purge the install of displaylink...rebooted...then I autoremoved dkms and evdi...rebooted...and reinstalled...and all of a sudden my unsupported driver was working again and my displays came back on. Good luck bwieckow

01-16-2026, 12:22 PM	#4
bwieckow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2025 Posts: 3	StewPid11, coudl you please share step by step solution so I would be able to reproduce it properly on my end and give it a try?